Creamy Delicatessen Fruit Salad
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This creamy Delicatessen Fruit Salad recipe is filled with different fresh fruits coated in a sweet and tangy luscious dressing. It’s made in minutes and perfect for summer potlucks, holiday gatherings, or a light dessert!
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Creamy Deli Fruit Salad Recipe
You know that delicious fruit salad you get at your local delicatessen? This is it!…Well, maybe. I don’t know for sure, but this reminds me of it.
When we lived in Minneapolis, we used to frequent a place called Cecils in Highland Park. They had the best Knishes and Hamantaschen. And this deli fruit salad. I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner – maybe because it tastes like dessert!
The dressing is creamy and sweet, reminiscent of Ambrosia fruit salad recipes, but minus the marshmallows and Cool Whip. It’s so good! I made a batch just for the four of us and we polished it off the same day. But hey, fresh fruit…so no guilt, right?
Ingredients Needed
Here are the ingredients you’ll need for this easy fruit salad recipe.
(Scroll below to the printable recipe card for details and measurements.)
- Dressing: Cream cheese, plain Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, and granulated sugar.
- Fruit: Chopped apples, halved green and red grapes, canned pineapple tidbits or chunks, and canned mandarin oranges.
How to Make Deli Fruit Salad
It’s so easy to make this fruit salad. You simply blend the dressing ingredients until creamy and then fold all the fruit into it until combined and fully coated.
Proper Storage
You can make this up to 12 hours ahead of time, but I recommend serving it the same day you put it all together. The fruit won’t turn brown if you make it in advance, but the mandarin oranges tend to break down a bit the more they sit because they’re so delicate, and the dressing does tend to loosen a bit.
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Creamy Delicatessen Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 1 & 1/2 ounces cream cheese, , softened to room temperature
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 4 medium sweet apples, cubed (I prefer Pink Lady or Honeycrisp)
- 1 cup green grapes, , cut in half
- 1 cup red grapes, , cut in half
- 8 ounce can pineapple tidbits, or chunks in 100% juice, drained
- 11 ounce can mandarin oranges, , drained
Instructions
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth and fluffy. Add in the yogurt, mayonnaise, and sugar and beat until combined and smooth.
- Add in the apples, both grapes, and pineapple; toss to coat. Add in the mandarin oranges and gently fold in with a spatula.
- Enjoy right away or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.
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I always wanted to make this for many years. But I checked the date on my Mayo, it was outdated! I added everything else together, didn’t exactly measure. So I tasted it before folding it into the fruit, and it was terrific! The banana slices hadnt colored though it was covered for 2 days. I’ll eat this for a couple days, so glad I tried it. I had a banana, raspberries, strawberries and blackberries.
I made this fruit salad and it was really tasty and ez to make
I made this for Mother’s Day and it’s delicious! I doubled the dressing because I made such a big bowl of fruit.
I loved all the fresh fruit, strawberries, pineapple, blueberries, pears, apples, grapes and scattered raspberries on the top! I didn’t add any sugar to the dressing.
Substituted a can of fruit cocktail for the grapes since I didn’t have any. Also added the zest of one orange and shredded, sweetened coconut. Super yummy. Thank you!
Love all the fruit and the dressln
This was DELICIOUS!
My previous review was supposed to say that I’d reduce the sugar by half. Otherwise it was so yummy!
I loved this fruit salad! The dressing was a little sweet for me so next time I will reduce it by half. Thanks for the recipe!
This was absolutely delicious. Sort of reminded me of ambrosia, but without marshmallows.
I need to do as much prep ahead of time as possible so I’m wondering if I dice my apples the night before do I need to do something to them to keep from turning brown? And what if I mix the dressing together tonight then just assemble everything in th morning? Any suggestions?
Hi Nora! Yes, you can prep the dressing ahead of time and then toss everything right before serving. Here is a nice article on options for preventing apples from browning (although keep in mind that any added flavor solution will also effect the overall taste of the fruit salad.) https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/how-to-keep-apples-from-turning-brown-article
Once assembled, I would serve within 12 hours since the dressing starts to loosen and the mandarin oranges tend to break down.
Jus made this as a test run for Easter. Delicious!
I tried this recipe this morning and it is fantastic!!
Perfect for holidays!
Can you add fresh slices of bananas if you wait to add them at the last minute before serving? This salad sounds so good that I intend to make this for church potluck luncheon.
Sure!
Can you add different fruit? More fruit? I cant wait to try this :)
Recipe says 1 1/2 ounces of cream cheese. Is this correct?
Yep.
Can we make this the night before eating it? Won’t the fruit turn brown?
I would recommend serving the same day – the fruit won’t turn brown if you make it in advance, but the dressing does tend to loosen a bit.
Can you use sour cream instead of yogurt.
What if we use mayonnaise instead of yogurt which are healthier??
Do you really need to add mayonnaise? Im just to scared to do it, its just gonna ruin everything, ist it?
This recipe calls for mayo. I love mayo. I think it’s a good addition to the dressing. Can you leave it out? Um…sure. But that will render different results in taste and texture. If you hate mayo, though, then maybe that will be a good thing for you? I don’t even know how to answer this….
This stuff is delicious!! The mayo in the dressing adds an extra twang..dont think it would be as good w/out it !!!
I agree
This is picnic perfection! Love the greek yogurt addition- great way to lighten things up and add that extra tang!
I don’t think I’ve ever had a deli fruit salad… But this certainly looks delicious!
Mmmmm cream cheese yogurt and mayo…sounds like a killer combo :) I’ll take a big bucket of this please!!
We love fruit salad and eat often during the summer months. No reason we can’t treat ourselves to this version with that creamy sweet dressing.